CVE-2019-2574: Medium severity oracle virtualbox vulnerability

Published Apr 23, 2019
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Updated

Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox component of Oracle Virtualization (subcomponent: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 5.2.28 and prior to 6.0.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. While the vulnerability is in Oracle VM VirtualBox, attacks may significantly impact additional products. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized access to critical data or complete access to all Oracle VM VirtualBox accessible data. CVSS 3.0 Base Score 6.5 (Confidentiality impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N).

Affected Software

2 affected components
Oracle VM VirtualBox<5.2.28
Oracle VM VirtualBox>=6.0.0<6.0.6

Event History

Apr 23, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:16 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:16 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:32 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2019-2574?

CVE-2019-2574 is categorized as a high-severity vulnerability due to its easy exploitability by low-privileged attackers.

2

How do I fix CVE-2019-2574?

To fix CVE-2019-2574, users should upgrade their Oracle VM VirtualBox to version 5.2.28 or 6.0.6 and later.

3

What does CVE-2019-2574 affect?

CVE-2019-2574 affects supported versions of Oracle VM VirtualBox prior to 5.2.28 and prior to 6.0.6.

4

Who can exploit CVE-2019-2574?

CVE-2019-2574 can be exploited by low-privileged attackers who have logon access to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox is deployed.

5

What is the impact of CVE-2019-2574?

The impact of CVE-2019-2574 can lead to unauthorized access and manipulation of the Oracle VM VirtualBox environment.

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